Race report
Stunning multimedia material produced by the Volvo Ocean Race’s unique Media Media #media Crew Member programme, plus a clear focus on news production and distribution helped the 2011-12 edition deliver a surge in audience across platforms, figures in the end of race report (...)
Volvo Ocean Race
The Volvo Ocean Race will feature an all-female team for the first time since 2001-02 after global hygiene and forest company SCA announced they would enter a women’s crew for the next edition in 2014-15. The team are the first to announce an entry for what will be the 12th edition of the race, starting from Alicante in the second half (...)
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A PUMA team decked out in Irish rugby shirts rounded off the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 in style on Saturday, securing victory in the In-Port Race series with a win on the waters of Galway on a day that saw Groupama celebrate overall success in sailing’s toughest (...)
Volvo Ocean Race
After Groupama 4’s victory in her very first participation in the Volvo Ocean Race, even before the final In-Port race on Saturday, we review this action-packed circumnavigation of the globe from the start in Alicante to the finish in Galway. An epic saga, which marks the constant progress made by Franck Cammas and his men over the (...)
Volvo Ocean Race
Groupama crossed the finish line in the pitch black Galway night to secure a remarkable overall victory in their debut Volvo Ocean Race campaign and finally settle the closest contest in the event’s 39-year history.
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Hometown heroes Groupama completed a last-gasp win in the Bretagne In-Port Race in Lorient Lorient L’actualité du port de Lorient et de sa région. on Saturday to take a big step towards overall victory in the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12.
Volvo Ocean Race
The plans detailed by Race CEO Knut Frostad at a presentation in Lorient Lorient L’actualité du port de Lorient et de sa région. on Thursday will significantly reduce the cost of mounting a competitive campaign and are designed to bring the size of the fleet to 8-10 boats in future editions. The 65-foot (19.8-metre) monohull racing (...)
Volvo Ocean Race
The Leg 8 race from Lisbon to Lorient Lorient L’actualité du port de Lorient et de sa région. was short, but it was anything but sweet. From drifting in the Azores to racing into the eye of a storm where searing speeds and heartbreaking boat damage resulted, the shortest leg of the race yet didn’t come up short on (...)
Volvo Ocean Race
Groupama completed a heroic comeback victory on Leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race on Friday, strengthening their grip on the overall standings and realising a dream homecoming to Lorient Lorient L’actualité du port de Lorient et de sa région. – while Telefónica were left to reflect on what might have been after a cruel twist of (...)